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Unitel and Classica presentLEGRANDGyörgy LigetiMACABREWerner Van MechelenChris MerrittAna PucheInés MoraledaMichael BoderStaged byLa Fura dels BausGran Teatre del Liceu

LEGRANDGyörgy LigetiMACABREConductor Michael BoderOrchestra Symphony Orchestraof the Gran Teatre del LiceuChorus Chorus of the Gran Teatre del LiceuChorus Master José Luís BassoVenus / Gepopo Barbara HanniganAmanda Ana PucheAmando Inés MoraledaPrince Go-Go Brian AsawaMescalina Ning LiangPiet the Pot Chris MerrittNekrotzar Werner Van MechelenAstradamors Frode OlsenRuffiak Gabriel DiapSchabiack Miquel RosalesSchabernack Ramon GrauWhite Minister Francisco VasBlack Minister Simon ButterissStaged by Àlex Ollé (La Fura dels Baus)in collaboration withValentina CarrascoVideo Director Xavi BovéLength approx. 120'Shot in HDTV 1080Cat. no. A93001806Barcelona’s Grand Teatre del Liceu presents György Ligeti’ssole opera “Le grand macabre” in a stunningly imaginativeand highly theatrical production by La Fura dels Baus,a production that already scored an enormous success in Brussels,London and Rome and – as Britain’s The Independent proclaimed– “only comes along once a decade”.Ligeti’s (1923-2006) absurd-tragicomical masterpiece of thehighest order blends popular theater, comics, pop art, cabaret,caricature and the Apocalypse with fascinating imaginativeness.The orchestra, for example, is enhanced with “instruments” such ascar horns and doorbells. Ligeti himself – one of the great composersof the later 20th century – called his work an “anti-anti-opera.”Premiered in Stockholm in 1978, the work is based on a play byMichel de Ghelderode (1898-1962) and unfolds in an imaginaryland inspired by the famous Dutch painter Pieter Breughel theElder: Nekrotzar, the Grand Macabre, announces the end of theworld; but in a land ruled by eros, alcohol and corruption, his planto unleash the Apocalypse bursts like a soap bubble. The peoplecontinue to lead their lives as before and refuse to be frightened bythoughts of death and a dark future…Masterfully rendering the colorful score is conductor MichaelBoder and the orchestra and chorus of the Liceu. The top-notchcast includes Werner Van Mechelen as Nekrotzar, Chris Merrittas Piet the Pot, Barbara Hannigan as Chief of the secret police,and Brian Asawa as Prince Go-Go. “The result is splendid […]It is rare that everything fits so well” (El País), “a rousing andcompellingly presented, surreal spectacle, simply breathtaking!”(Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung).A production of UNITEL and Gran Teatre del Liceuin co-production with ZDF/3satAll rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territoriesWORLD SALES:C Major Entertainment+49-(0)3030306464mail@cmajor-entertainment.comwww.unitelclassica.comPhotos: © Antoni Bofill Design: luebbeke.com